Chapter 504: Reform of the Ministry of Public Security and expansion of the Staff Department (please

Chapter 504: Reform of the Ministry of Public Security and expansion of the Staff Department (please vote for me!)

In fact, in the long run, there is no problem for Australasia's industrial level to remain fourth in the world after the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Although Germany's industry experienced a lot of destruction and looting after the war, it still had the foundation of being the world's second largest industrial power. In 1918, the annual steel production level remained at about 8 million tons, second only to the United States and the United Kingdom.

What is more exaggerated is that even though the industrial level of Americans has stagnated for several years, the combined industrial scale of Germany and the United Kingdom is still not as large as that of the United States.

We have to admit that before World War I and World War II, this country had become a superpower in industry and economy, which also created the foundation for the United States to become a world hegemon in the future.

Even though the United States has suffered too many restrictions at this time, it can still surpass the combined industry of Germany and the United Kingdom, which is enough to show how exaggerated the industry of the United States is.

If it were the United States that historically made a lot of profits in World War I, then there would be no need to play. The United States, whose military strength and international influence has greatly increased, cannot be stopped by the severely damaged United Kingdom.

However, it is not without good news. It will take a lot of time for the French to restore their industry and economy, and the industrial economies of the United Kingdom and the United States will also come to a standstill in a short period of time.

This is the best time for Australasia to close the gap with powerful countries like Britain and the United States, and even lay the foundation for the world's third largest power after Britain and the United States in one fell swoop.

For the United States and the United Kingdom, there is still a more serious economic crisis waiting for them.

Australasia can avoid a lot of damage from this economic crisis if it takes precautions in advance.

At the same time, the following World War II was also a highlight. Europe's weakening in World War II was inevitable, and Australasia would benefit from it.

If the strength of the United States could be weakened as much as possible before the advent of World War II, that is, during the economic crisis, the only beneficiary of World War II might be Australasia.

Under such a huge opportunity, Australasia has the hope of completing a reversal, completely dominating the world situation after World War II, and ascending to the throne of world hegemony in one fell swoop.

Of course, we are still a long way from that moment, and the hope is even slim.

Australasia's biggest task at present is to accelerate development, try to fully surpass the French during the French recovery stage, and lay the foundation for itself to be the third great power after Britain and the United States.

After it was decided that the next development plan of the new cabinet government would be based on the four-year plan, the next topic of the cabinet meeting became the competition for the financial budget among various departments.

Fortunately, the current Australasian financial budget is still very sufficient. Among other things, the annual compensation of up to 120 million Australian dollars can already meet most of the expenditures of the Australasian government.

The financial budgets of most departments are formulated according to their respective tasks in the four-year plan, and corresponding amounts of financial budgets are obtained according to the number of tasks.

In the four-year plan, the security department is rarely mentioned. This is actually because the security environment in Australasia is already very good.

However, Arthur's demands for the current security department are naturally more than that. Arthur had new plans for the planning and division of the Sheriff's Department.

In future Australasian governments, the role of the security department will still be very important.

After all, after the country enters a period of peace, the role of maintaining national order has changed from the military to the security department, and the tasks of the security department will also be greatly intensified.

The current size of the public security department is completely insufficient in manpower and cannot meet all aspects of security needs that Australasia needs.

In view of this premise, Arthur made new demands on the security department.

Minister of Public Security Robert was successfully re-elected in the cabinet election, which is good news for Arthur. After all, Minister Robert is more familiar with the environment of the Ministry of Public Security and can better implement Arthur's requirements.

The security department of Australasia is different from the simple police department. It is fully responsible for the security environment of Australasia in peacetime.

Therefore, Arthur divided the security department into several modules. The security department will include the police department, rescue department, armed guard department and comprehensive department.

The modules that the police department is responsible for are very simple, they are the scope of normal police, including handling various illegal cases and civil disputes, etc.

The police department is also divided into comprehensive police, civil police, criminal police, traffic police, etc., which are very similar to the police departments of later generations.

The meaning of the rescue department is actually very simple, which is to deal with various crises urgently, including various natural and man-made disasters, etc.

The role of the rescue department is more like that of the fire department in later generations. The rescue department was separated from the police department in order to improve the efficiency of the police.

The Armed Guard Department is a completely new department in Arthur's plan. It will be responsible for Australasia's coastal defense, anti-terrorism and anti-riot work, etc.

The biggest difference from the police department is that officers in the armed security department will be equipped with high-power weapons, which are specially used to target some relatively large cases and protect national security.

The armed guard department is divided into land armed guards and maritime armed guards to protect the country's border and coastal defenses.

Arthur's plan will equip the maritime armed guards with a large number of small warships, usually patrol boats and gunboats of dozens or hundreds of tons, but will also equip a certain number of warships with thousands of tons to give the maritime guards a certain combat effectiveness.

Without dispatching regular warships, armed maritime guards are an important part of Australasia's coastal defense. They are not only responsible for patrolling on the sea, but also serve as vanguards at important moments.

The establishment of large-scale armed maritime guards is actually inevitable. After all, Australasia controls the Persian Gulf, Australia, the Pacific and other regions. The ocean area it controls is very large, and a large number of small warships are needed for patrolling.

After all, no matter how large the navy is, it is destined to be unable to cover all the waters of Australasia.

In order to protect the safety of these sea areas, it is necessary to have some small-scale maritime patrol forces with only small warships.

The importance of the security department has increased significantly with the addition of armed guards.

When hearing Arthur's plan, Robert, the Minister of Public Security, looked obviously excited.

According to Arthur's plan, the security department will be as important as the defense department, and even rival the defense department in peacetime.

Although the Ministry of National Defense is far more important than the Ministry of Public Security during wartime, the power of the security department will be greatly expanded in peacetime.

After all, the security department was just a few police officers before. Apart from maintaining national security and handling some large and small cases, there seemed to be nothing else to do.

But now, maintaining the country's border is one of the important tasks of the public security department, which has also made the public security department a powerful armed force in Australasia, and Minister Robert can straighten his back in the cabinet.

The last department of the public security department, the comprehensive police department has a relatively broad scope, covering a variety of positions and filling some vacancies in the police industry.

Some jobs that are more clerical, such as file organizers, financial personnel in the security department, forensics, police deployment, etc., are all covered by the comprehensive police department.

The expansion of the security department represents a big step forward for Australasia's national security, while the changes in the defense sector represent the beginning of a comprehensive expansion of Australasia's military power.

Arthur changed the system of the Ministry of Defense under the jurisdiction of the General Staff, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force during World War I, and listed the Staff Department separately. The army, navy and air force still belonged to the Ministry of Defense.

The Ministry of National Defense is responsible for military expansion, reorganization, disarmament, weapons and equipment procurement and assembly, basically covering most of the logistics aspects of the military, and has great command authority over the military in peacetime.

The Staff Department is responsible for the appointment of senior officers in the army, the garrison and deployment of the army, the command of the army in war, the deployment of wartime supplies, etc. It is an organization that is only responsible for the appointment of officers during peacetime and takes over the entire army during wartime.

According to the configuration, Defense Minister Raul has the rank of lieutenant general, and the new chief of staff is held by Thomas, the original commander of the 1st Guards Division, who also has the rank of lieutenant general.

Next, Arthur will focus on cultivating some talents in the army, looking for opportunities to train them as much as possible, and seeking more talents for the Australasian staff.

As an institution that controls the entire military during wartime, the General Staff must reserve some sufficiently outstanding military talents in Australasia to ensure that any decisions made during wartime are correct.

After the General Staff Department became independent from the Ministry of National Defense, some trainees who graduated from military academies would also go to the General Staff Headquarters for training before entering the army.

As an institution capable of controlling the promotion of mid- to senior-level officers, I believe the new staff office should be welcomed by a considerable number of trainees and officers.

The new Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Department have two powers. The General Staff Department is responsible for the garrison of the army, and the Ministry of National Defense is responsible for the logistics of the army. The two can form constraints on each other and prevent military power from being controlled by one organization.

Although the power of the General Staff will be extremely expanded during war, the financial power of the military is still controlled by the financial department, which can also prevent the current situation similar to Germany from happening.

Let’s not talk about whether people like Hindenburg made any contribution to Germany. For Arthur alone, he certainly did not want people like Hindenburg to appear in Australasia.

Military power takes away the monarch's power. This is the last thing the monarchy wants to see, and it is also something Arthur wants to try his best to prevent.

After all, the current situation in Germany has proven that the extremes of the military government are not good for the country.

If Wilhelm II was still in power later in the war, Germany would still lose, but the result might not be so disastrous.

At least William II would weigh the pros and cons and seek a decent ending when he knew it was impossible to win the war.

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